Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
Welcome to the Flinn Foundation Bio Blog where you will receive the latest news throughout 2025 (and beyond) on the next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.
The Roadmap is the nation’s longest-running, statewide bioscience strategic plan. Bookmark this page for regular updates on the biosciences in Arizona and the development of the new Roadmap coming this fall.
Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
News and Updates
Arizona Diamondbacks help to fund youth education programs
November 12, 2007
The Arizona Diamondbacks not only had a winning season on the field, but off the field too. The Diamondbacks Foundation has teamed up with the community to provide youth education programs and to award grants totaling more than one million…
Arizona Science Center offers E-news
November 12, 2007
Have you ever received a copy of the monthly Arizona Science Center Friends E-news? If not, contact, Julie Winslett at 602-716-2033 to subscribe. In the most recent issue: Foundation Appreciation Weekend Now Open: Strange Matter Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric…
Parents, kids don’t see need for math, science skills
November 12, 2007
[Source: Meris Stansbury, Assistant Editor, eSchool News] — With lawmakers and school leaders alike stressing the importance of math, science, and technology (MST) education in preparing students for 21st-century jobs and careers, one might assume that parents and students would…
$25,000 for science-oriented essays
November 12, 2007
Grant Title: DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition Eligibility: Students in grades 7-12 Value: Cash and travel expenses totaling $25,000 Deadline: January 8, 2008 Students write a 700 to 1,000 word essay discussing a scientific discovery, theory, event, or technology application…
Awards of $10,000 for 21st-century education programs
November 12, 2007
Grant Title: Verizon Foundation Grants Program Value: Awards range from $5,000-$10,000 Deadline: November 30, 2007 Proposals will be considered from elementary and secondary schools (public and private) that are registered with the National Center for Education Statistics as well as…
Nanotech drug firm Abraxis strengthens Phoenix presence
November 09, 2007
The CEO of Abraxis BioScience Inc., a Los Angeles-based pharmaceutical company specializing in cancer therapeutics, met this week with Phoenix-area officials, who hailed the company's recent arrival. In late July, Abraxis purchased a manufacturing facility in Phoenix from Watson Pharmaceuticals…
